[Intel is keeping mum on its plans to introduce a 64-bit desktop version of its Itanium processor, but don't look for the industry leader to take AMD's affront lying down.] I don't think [Intel's] in a hurry, ... They'll wait and see how AMD does, but they have their own road map in mind and they're sticking to it. |
[It charged that Mr. Newman had falsely and maliciously written in his 2004 autobiography,] Here Be Dragons: Telling Tales of People, Passion and Power, ... engaged in a wide range of criminal acts spanning many years, including mail and wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property and money laundering. |
[It's just the way Palmer goes about life. At a golf tournament, he and Lewis were playing with a corporate chief executive. The man marveled at Palmer's natural abilities.] I see it every day, ... But you would never know he is so good at everything. He just shows up, performs great and sort of slips out the door. |
[Nebraska: After gaining 234 yards against Wake Forest, coach Bill Callahan continued to stress patience with his offense.] This offense is going to take a little time, ... We've got a lot of young players, a lot of new players, especially at quarterback, left tackle, wide receiver. ... We've got a long ways to go. |
[One other risk factor for a big stroke is a little stroke, a transient ischemic attack. About 1 in 10 people who have these spells has a major stroke within three months. The signs are similar, but] the trouble is they come and go so quickly that people tend to dismiss them, ... That's the exact wrong thing to do. |
[Out of this has grown the phenomenon of] fractional ownership, ... Some corporations, maybe three, four or five, will go together and own a couple of corporate aircraft. They'll hire a staff of pilots and mechanics to run the aircraft. It's like calling for a taxi, and you fly point-to-point instead of hub-to-hub. |
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[Some surprising moments come from the amount of physical comedy in the film, such as a bar fight Falk starts. Was it hard convincing the older actor to do this type of physical stuff?] The hard thing is stopping him every day from hitting somebody in the head, ... I think he was quite happy to hit me in the groin. |
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[Still, for the writers in this book, hope springs eternal. In her journal-style essay, Gray documents many moments of despair during the 14 years it took to get her movie on the screen.] How low can you go? ... There I was at dinner, asking my brother to find some way to create a job for me in his casket business. |
[The biggest reason Vick feels comfortable waiting, however, is because that's what his real boss wants him to do.] We will err on the side of being conservative with Mike, ... You've got to think about his career, not just this season. I've promised his mother that I won't rush him, and I feel strongly about that. |
[The Scot was very satisfied with his run.] Today has gone completely to plan. I drove a bit too slowly on the opening stage but since then I've been able to push. The road position has obviously helped but the car has been fine too, ... If we can do the same tomorrow then who knows what sort of result is possible? |
[The timing also ensured that many Americans would go to bed without the media having had enough time to] saturate the airwaves with profiles of the nominee and debates over his qualifications, ... It sets this up as a unique morning-show story. It's a great opportunity for us to showcase all the issues and angles. |
[W]hat the Bush proposal doesn't do is discuss what the impact of these massive funding shifts would be on the communities that lose money. Huge cuts in health care and essential support and care services will take place in these communities, and the impact will be catastrophic for many people living with HIV/AIDS. |
[When U.S. congressman Jeff Flake visited Havana recently, promoting legislation to let Americans travel freely to Cuba, Fidel Castro had his top aides meet with Flake to ask whether the measure could really pass.] Yes, ... and tell Castro that if he doesn't behave, we're going to bring down the whole darn embargo! |